Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-14

at Chicago, were searched. II 9the so.,lS 81
cupied by "a. n Parsons, the an archist, was
found q razor. This was pounced unpn by
t y! Officers. Parsons claimed that he had
II Tor the purpose Of shaving himself, but
the piece Of steel was conflscated nevsrthe-
less, though the condemned anarchist cursed
and swore when II WAS taken from him,
Ex- Gov. William Aiken died at his
country place at Flat Rock, N. g.. aged
eighty. one. He was governor Of South
Carolina aa II 1874, and q congressman from
i heoi % 1921. He.w the largest slave
"a successful rich planter He consistently
opposed nullitication and secession. and
took no part In politics after leaving con
gress. 3. al : = 81. II 37' s -,s
Two fires took place at Rushville,
Ind, burning tstwo dwellings,, d damaging
Others, and destroying several barns and
stable belonging to. William Ravens, sup
posed to have been started by tramps with
q view to burglary. as several Of them were
arrested while robbing houses during the
IRE. The total loss Is from SO, 1000 to $780,
600. 1St~.& %E~< f$t 4 ~ 4 49,, 49,
"A coal train plunged down an en-
bankment at Leavenworth, (Kans.) Juno
ton. The engineer, J. Munden Of Wamego.
was instantly killed: The tfirman., .Frank
Davis received injuries from which he died
a few hours later. The head brakarnan.
Tom Brown, was also killed. The cause was
misplaced s"ltcn' .'..5 ,54 &
Full particulars of the fire at New
burgh, Ont, yesterday, show that neafly
fifty families are left without shelter, that
n q hVrIT q
ton, and that only two or three carried any
insurance, and these only for small
amounts. ,r~, -. =
1t is reported that Samuel Spencer, is
to Re the successor Of Robert Garrett as
President of the Baltimore & Ohio R. r.
Mr.. Spencer is now first Vice. Preside 1t, is
about 20 years of age and and has been in
the service of the road for years, beginning
with a clerkship.>
Efforts will be made at Montreal to
procure the indictment of Joseph Hickson,
general manager of the Grand Trunk road,
on q charge Of Manslaughter. Recently two
men were killed on the line, and the coro-
ner's jury held tho company criminally re-
sponsible. ~" ).
Gov. Adams and Gen. Crook reached
an agreement at Meeker, by which two
companies of United States troops will be
kept on the line between the Uintah reser-
Walton and Colorado, for the protection of
settlers and to'keep the Utes out of the lat
ter state. $3.50.
Near Lancaster, KY, Peter and Hen
derson Green, brothers, while drunk,
opened fire without cause on Ed Cooley.
The latter replied with shotgun and a big
revolver, killing Peter Green outright and
mortally woundin 6 Henderson Green.
George Mount and James Grady,
prominent farmers of Nodaway county,
Missouri, fought duel with knives Friday,
near Marysville. 1t was a desperate en-
counter. Both men were wounded, Mount
mortally. He was stabbed % times.
At Cincinnati, Ohio, the West End
Transfer stables mineral water factory
and dwelling were destroyed by fire. Two
stablemen were fatally burned and 3Shorses
and II mules, cremated. Loss $25,0O.
The Ohio Oil Company has been
formed at Lima by producers, who intend
to market their own product and cut loose
from, the Standard Oil Company in that re-
gard. The capital stock is .$5oo, 0oO.
Thirty residences and numerous bus
mess houses at Newburg, Ontario, were de-
stroyed by fire. One man was fatally
burned. Loss $25O,O0O, insurance IN
known.
A story comes from Indianapolis to
effect that 1926 persons lost their lives in the
Chatsworth wreck-that the actual extent
OF the calamity was concealed.
BY fire at Rawson, Ohio, which orig
mated in saw mill 10 business and 10
dwelling hou ses were burned. Loss $50. 600
The paper mills at Coshocton, Ohio,
have been destroyed by fire.